Adelheid is the modern Dutch and German form of the Old High German female given name Adalheid, meaning "nobility" or "noble-ness". It may refer to the following people: * Saint Adelheid or

Adelaide of Italy Adelaide of Italy (; 931 – 16 December 999 AD), also called Adelaide of Burgundy, was Holy Roman Empress by marriage to Emperor Otto the Great. She was crowned with him by Pope John XII in Rome on 2 February 962. She was the first empress des ...

, (931–999), Holy Roman Empress and second wife of Holy Roman Emperor Otto the Great *

Eupraxia of Kiev Eupraxia Vsevolodovna of Kiev (c. 1067 – 10 July 1109; ), sometimes westernised as Praxedis, was a Holy Roman Empress consort. She was the daughter of Vsevolod I, Grand Prince of Kiev, and his wife Anna Polovetskaya, daughter of a Cuman khan ...

(1071–1109), regnal name Adelheid *

Adelheid of Wolfratshausen Adelheid of Wolfratshausen (d. 11 January/12 January 1126) was a countess of Sulzbach as the second wife of Berengar II, Count of Sulzbach. Slightly different dates for her death are given in the necrologies of Tegernsee and the Salzburg Cathedra ...

(died 1126), second wife of Berengar II, Count of Sulzbach * Adelheid of Vohburg (1122–1190), first Queen consort of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor * Adelheid (abbess of Müstair) (fl. 1211–1233), Swiss Benedictine abbess * Adelaide of Cleves (died 1238), also called Adelheid, Countess of Holland, wife of Dirk VII *

Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Princess is a title used by a female member of a regnant monarch's family or by a female ruler of a principality. The male equivalent is a prince (from Latin ''princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for t ...

(1835–1900), niece of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom *

Adelheid Maria Eichner Adelheid Maria Eichner (1762–1787) was a German composer, singer and pianist who was noted during her brief lifetime for her fine three-octave singing voice and vocal technique. She was the only child of bassoonist and composer Ernst Eichner an ...

(1762–1787), German composer * Adelheid von Gallitzin (1748–1806), Russian princess from Prussia * Adelheid von Sachsen-Meiningen (1792–1849), Queen consort of the United Kingdom (Queen Adelaide) *

Adelheid Popp Adelheid Popp (née Dworschak; 11 February 1869 – 7 March 1939) was an Austrian feminist and socialist who worked as a journalist and politician. Early life Adelheid Dworschak, was born 11 February 1869, into a poor working-class family in ...

(1869–1939), Austrian journalist and politician *

Archduchess Adelheid of Austria Archduchess Adelheid of Austria (3 January 1914 – 2 October 1971) was an archduchess of Austria, as the daughter of Charles I of Austria, Emperor Charles I of Austria and Zita of Bourbon-Parma, Empress Zita. Biography Early years Archduchess ...

(1914–1971), member of the Austrian Imperial Family *

Adelheid Seeck Adelheid Seeck (3 November 1912 – 17 February 1973) was a German film actress. She appeared in 27 films between 1941 and 1972. She starred in '' The Last Ones Shall Be First'', which was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Fest ...

(1912–1973), German film actress *

Adelheid Arndt Adelheid Arndt (born 3 January 1952, in Heidelberg) is a German actress. Life The daughter of a chemist and a teacher after graduation, she first studied ethnology in Berlin and graduated there from 1973 to 1977 from acting school. She started h ...

(born 1952), German actress *

Adelheid Schulz Adelheid Schulz (born 31 March 1955) is a former member of the West German terrorist Red Army Faction. Early life Having trained as a nurse, Schulz moved to Karlsruhe in the early 1970s and took up residence in a flat with Günter Sonnenberg, K ...

(born 1955), German terrorist *

Adelheid Morath Adelheid Morath (born 2 August 1984) is a German cross-country mountain biker. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's cross-country at Hadleigh Farm, finishing in 16th place. She also competed at the 2008 Olympics T ...

(born 1984), German cross-country mountain biker

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